Running Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition in a Docker Windows container

Note: This work is based on the “Official Microsoft repository for SQL Server in Docker resources” found here: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker/tree/master/windows/mssql-server-windows-developer

Unfortunately this has not been updated to run Windows ServerCore 1890 and Microsoft SQL Server 2019 – so this is what this blog post is about…

Source : Simteq
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Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS: save a file to an SFTP server (the Logic App way)

Yesterday I’ve provided a solution for saving a file generated directly from a Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS tenant to an SFTP server by using Azure Functions. I’ve to admit that this is my preferred way because it gives me more freedom, scalability and adaptability. But obviously, that’s not the only possible way to do so.

Source : Stefano Demiliani
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Creating new instances of Business Central web servers using PowerShell

Although you can use the Business Central Setup to install the Business Central Web Server components and create a single web server instance in IIS for client connection, there may be scenarios when you want to set up multiple instances.

For example, you could set up a separate Business Central Web Server instance for the different companies of a business, for this scenario, you can use the Business Central Web Server PowerShell cmdlets.

Source : Roberto Stefanetti NAV & Business Central Blog
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Analysing Dataset Refresh In Power BI Premium Using SQL Server Profiler

A few weeks ago I showed how XMLA Endpoints allow you to connect SQL Server Profiler to Power BI Premium. As well as looking at query execution times this also means you can see in more detail what happens when a dataset is refreshed, for example so you can find out exactly how long a refresh took, understand which tables inside the dataset contribute most to refresh times or which calculated columns or calculated tables take the longest to create.

Source : Chris Webb’s BI Blog
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Add translations to your NAV/BC Server

Yesterday I got a question via LinkedIn. I need to add Spanish translation to my W1 instance. How do I do that?

So, let me walk you through that process.

Here is my Business Central setup. It is the Icelandic Docker Container, so I have Icelandic and English. Switching between Icelandic and English works just fine.

Source : Gunnar’s Blog
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Using SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Dynamics NAV

Over the last few months, the Dynamics NAV team has been testing compatibility with SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and we are now proud to announce that the following Dynamics NAV versions all support SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE):

Bron : Dynamics NAV Team Blog
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